Posts by tylerSC

Quote:Originally Posted by Vidop If he's in a dorm, keep in mind they have a steel skeleton. But, if he's on the south side of the dorm, and places the rabbit ears in a window, at the least, he will get ch. 18 (CBS). Getting Indy...

I think you need to place the preamp much closer to the antenna before you split the signal, because you are losing too much signal strength after 100 ft. And when you split it 3 ways, you lose even more. Connect the preamp to the...

My Best Buy will match the current Costco $279 price, but not sure if they will honor the $229 coupon. Will go back and ask.

Has anyone compared this new system to the original Vizio 510 soudbar? It got very good reviews except for the LED light problem. Does this new system have very good bass from the sub like the 510 did?

WLOS also has a very tall tower on top of Mt. Pisgah, but unfortunately they do not take full advantage of that superb height, as they have a problematic signal on RF13. I believe it may be side mounted and directional to avoid...

I wonder why EchoStar would not consider releasing a new and updated version of the DTVPal. It is by far the best consumer DVR released for OTA antenna. I use it mainly as an HD tuner box and it is excellent. Great pic quality and good...

Quote:Originally Posted by bill875 Can the Dallas tower antennas be stacked like they are on the top of the Willis (Sears) Tower in Chicago? Wouldn't that eliminate the side mount issues?Not sure if a 2000ft tower could support a...

Quote:Originally Posted by bill875 Can the Dallas tower antennas be stacked like they are on the top of the Willis (Sears) Tower in Chicago? Wouldn't that eliminate the side mount issues?WBTV has a top mounted stick antenna which...

The push button A/B switches work better than the ones with the sliding button. Better isolation. The Radioshack version actually works good, but there are other choices such as Aska and MCM. Also Solid Signal.

Quote:Originally Posted by realoldman What about 3 way splitter?You want to place the dist amp just before the 3 way splitter to boost the most strong signal before any significant loss occurs through a long cable run or the series...